Mountain Mine

The Mountain Mine is a copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,460 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Mountain Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 6,460 Feet (1,969 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.8166, -113.27229

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Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): Original political location in record was Powell county. However, lat/long plot just across the line in adjacent Granite county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-49-0N 113-16-16W (46.8167 -113.2711); UTM N5187077 E326745 Z12; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 012 N, RNG 013 W, Sect 08, Sect_fract NWNWNW. This mine is shown on Elevation Mountain quad topo, just inside the Powell county line. The deposit likely extends into Granite county so it was added to the record's political locations. Powell county was promoted to first place in the list. Geonames location is NAD83 46.8165991 -113.2722937 464900N 1131620W. Lat/long were changed to the Geonames coords. PLSS coords remained correct.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 660-F, 1918, P.210-211.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.